OLYMPIA, Wash. - A costly new interstate highway bridge over the Columbia River is spurring brinkmanship in Olympia. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined Democratic Governor Jay Inslee Wednesday to press state lawmakers to commit hundreds of millions dollars to the proposed new toll bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee came out of a meeting between key state lawmakers and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation saying it's "now or never." Secretary Ray LaHood declined to repeat those exact words. But he made clear the federal government wants a prompt commitment of $460 million from the Washington Legislature for a jointly funded new bridge.